chvíle

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech chvíle, from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu. Cognates include Ukrainian хвили́на (xvylýna).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈxviːlɛ]
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Noun

chvíle f

  1. moment (brief amount of time)
    v té chvíli ― at that moment; at that time
    od té chvíle ― from that moment on
    Počkej chvíli, než zamknu přední dveře. ― Wait up a moment, while I lock the front door.

Declension
Declension of chvíle (soft feminine quant-alt)
singular plural
nominative chvíle chvíle
genitive chvíle chvil
dative chvíli chvílím
accusative chvíli chvíle
vocative chvíle chvíle
locative chvíli chvílích
instrumental chvílí chvílemi

Derived terms

Further reading
  • chvíle in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • chvíle in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • chvíle in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Alternative forms
  • chvíľe (alternative writing)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈxʋiːlɛ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈxviːlɛ/

Noun

chvíle f

  1. moment (undefined period of time)
  2. moment (specific period of time)
  3. opportune time
  4. distant past

Declension
Declension of chvíle (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative chvíle chvíli chvíle
genitive chvíle chvíľú chvílí, chvil
dative chvíli chvílema chvílém
accusative chvíľu chvíli chvíle
vocative chvíle chvíli chvíle
locative chvíli chvíľú chvíléch
instrumental chvíľú chvílema chvílemi
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants
  • Czech: chvíle

References
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